Plumbing Services

Are you prepared for the winter?  Any London home owner needs to realize that it is important to ensure that your central heating system is up to par.  An enjoyable holiday season is only possible if all parts of the system are operating properly.  There are a few problems that can, and usually do, occur at the most inconvenient of times.  Frost damage is a frequent occurrence that can harm both boilers and pipes. Regular plumbing services are essential to keeping you heating system up to scratch.

Over the years, Plumbers in London and the UK as a whole were designed with the frost thermostat installed in close proximity to the boiler.  The thermostat would start and stop the boiler until the desired air temperature was met.  When the thermostat registered that extra heat was being released from the boiler, the central heating system would be shut down to conserve energy and prevent overheating of the home.

As a matter of fact, in recent years, London boilers and nearby pipes have been insulated much better (thus effectively saving energy) that the frost thermostat can no longer effectively determine when the air temperature has reached the requested degree. This can prove to be problematic, as it may lead to overheating.

A pipe thermostat can be one simple solution.  This device is positioned directly on the boiler return pipe.  This thermostat measures the pipe temperature and shuts off the boiler in the event of overheating.  There are a number of new products that contain both a frost thermostat and low limit pipe thermostat.  These products provide the ability to control room temperature and provide protection from frost.